Career
He played in 18 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1910 Cleveland Naps season and 15 games during the 1912 Cleveland Naps season. Hohnhorst became a police officer in Covington, Kentucky. In 1914 he shot a suspect during an arrest.
Although he was found to be blameless for the death, Hohnhorst became guilt-ridden, which lead to alcoholism, lack of sleep and stomach pains.
Hohnhorst committed suicide with his service revolver, with the death certificate citing "temporaty insanity" as the reason for his death.
